Ines Armando, PhD
Contact Information
Children's National Medical Center
Center for Molecular Physiology Research (CMPR)
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010-2970
202-476-5000
iarmando@childrensnational.org
Education & Training
| Institution & Location |
Degree |
Year(s) |
Field of Study |
| University of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Licenciate |
1977 |
Clinical Biochemistry |
| University of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
MS |
1978 |
Biochemistry |
| University of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
PhD |
1989 |
Biochemistry |
Research Interests
A number of pathological conditions other than classical immune diseases have as a causal factor, or are associated with alterations in the inflammatory response. Tissue inflammation, infiltration of inflammatory cells and oxidative stress in the kidney play an important role in the induction and maintenance of high blood pressure levels. Further more, obesity and metabolic syndrome are now considered low-grade systemic inflammatory diseases. Dopamine and dopaminergic drugs have regulatory functions on the immune response. The overall hypothesis of this project is that dopamine, through dopamine D2 receptors regulates immune function and oxidative stress in the kidney and that dysfunction of the D2 receptor results in renal inflammation, oxidative stress, and hypertension and could be a contributing factor in the development of the metabolic syndrome.
Publications
View a partial list of publications for Ines Armando through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.
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